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The Resource Management Act looks set for the scrap heap with both Labour and National promising to replace it with two new laws.

That's the advice from a top level panel - appointed by the… Read more Audio

Repair work on one of the country's most isolated highways - the Milford Road - is ongoing with road crews facing challenging conditions as winter takes hold.

The only road into Milford Sound was… Read more Video, Audio

New Zealand rugby is remembering one of its most influential and outspoken figures after the death of former All Blacks captain Andy Haden.

Following a long battle with cancer, the 69-year-old died… Read more Audio

Warning: the details of the alleged offending will be upsetting to some listeners.

Australian police are issuing a stark warning for parents after a Sydney man was arrested for allegedly grooming and… Read more Video, Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

A community meeting is being held in Tarras tonight to discuss a proposed airport for the small rural Otago settlement. Christchurch Airport announced last week it has bought up 750 hectares in the… Read more Audio

New Zealanders who enter the country temporarily, or who leave after planned regulations come into force will be charged for managed isolation, the government has announced.

The Minister responsible… Read more Video, Audio

New Zealanders coming home for a holiday, or those coming back from trips overseas will have to stump up for their Covid-19 managed isolation costs.

The government has announced it will only impose… Read more Video, Audio

National is offering a cash package of up to $30,000 for people who've lost their jobs and want to start their own business - the catch - most of it would come from their own KiwiSaver funds.

Judith… Read more Audio

Supporters of an appeal to stop a major water bottling consent heckled and yelled from the public gallery of the High Court today, as lawyers for Creswell New Zealand Limited defended its bid to take… Read more Audio

New Zealand's 2020 general election could be life-changing, with two referendum questions for voters to answer, on top of the usual two ticks for parties and electorate MPs.

The Electoral Commission… Read more Video, Audio

Opposition National Party has brought in its pollster to brief MPs in a bid to discredit this week's devastating public poll result.

And MPs are already leaking the party's supposed internal numbers… Read more Audio